Varaha Purana 162.39: Adhyaya 162, Shloka 39
The Efficacy and Merit of Cakra-tīrtha
Uttara Bhāga · Narrative Ethics (Appeal after Rejection)
श्वशुरस्य वचः श्रुत्वा जामाता वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ किं मया वद कर्तव्यं त्वया त्यक्तेन सुव्रत ॥
śvaśurasya vacaḥ śrutvā jāmātā vākyam abravīt || kiṁ mayā vada kartavyaṁ tvayā tyaktena suvrata ||
shvashurasya vachaH shrutvA jAmAtA vAkyamabravIt || kiM mayA vada karttavyaM tvayA tyaktena suvrata
ครั้นได้ฟังถ้อยคำของพ่อตาแล้ว ลูกเขยจึงกล่าวว่า “โปรดบอกเถิด ข้าพเจ้าควรทำสิ่งใด เมื่อท่านได้ทอดทิ้งข้าพเจ้าแล้ว โอ้ผู้มีวัตรอันประเสริฐ”
Sandhi Notes
- वाक्यमब्रवीत् = वाक्यम् + अब्रवीत्
Jāmātā (son-in-law)
What course of action (kartavya) remains for one rejected by kin—what remedy or expiation should be undertaken?
Right action begins with vinaya (humility) and inquiry; dharma is navigated through counsel and corrective practice.
When facing ethical crisis, ask for a concrete remedy; accept discipline and pursue restoration through sanctioned means.
When censured/rejected for impurity or fault, one should seek prescribed guidance and undertake corrective action (often via tīrtha, dāna, vrata, or service) rather than retaliate.
Humble inquiry and compliance opens a path to restoration; obstinacy deepens social and karmic exclusion.
Varāha Purāṇa 162.44 (advisor directs him to Mathurā)
FAQs
It shows the narrative pivot from accusation to seeking a prescribed course of action, a common structure for introducing prāyaścitta or pilgrimage instructions.
No location is named in this verse.
The verse foregrounds the ethical need for guidance: when socially excluded, one seeks a corrective path rather than retaliation.
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